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Solar System/Earth/Moon/Sun Vocabulary Words
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Vocabulary Words for the unit on Solar System!
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The
atmosphere
is ...
movement in a circle around a central point or object
gases that surround a body in space (i.e., Earth)
the force that makes all the objects in the universe move
a very large group of stars
2
What is ... a large body that doesn't give off light and it must orbit the sun?
sun
Solar System
moon
planet
3
Constellations
are ...
gases that surround a body in space
the appearance of the illuminated portion of the moon we see
large body that does not give off any of its own light
group of stars that are shaped like an animal/object/person
4
To
reflect
means to ....
move in a circle around a central object
to use one or more of the senses
bounce light off a surface
soak up or to take in
5
Gas
is a.......?
air that spreads to fill any space that contains it
everything that exists, like the earth, planets, and stars
to soak up or to take in
the density or weight of the air
6
What are ... huge, hot spheres of burning gases, like the sun, that give off their own light.
planet
sun
stars
moon
7
What is an
axis
?
to slope or slant
movement in a circle around a central point or object
an imaginary line through the center of a spinning object
a very large group of stars
8
What is ...
the moon between new and full moon, when the sunlit portion is increasing in size
?
waxing
waning
9
Which word matches ...
to slope or slant
?
revolve
rotate
tilt
atmosphere
10
Gravitation
means .....
to slope or slant
the Sun and all of the objects that orbit it
force making objects in the universe move toward one another
a real or imaginary line
11
The word
revolution
means..?
the act or process of turning on an axis
force making objects in the universe move toward each other
movement in a circle around a central point or object
a very large group of planets
12
What is ...
a very large group of stars
?
constellation
stars
planets
galaxy
13
To
absorb
means to ....
soak in or to take in
to measure how light or heavy an object is
to use one or more of the senses to identify or learn
to bounce off light from a surface
14
Our
universe
includes .....
everything that exists (earth, planets, and stars)
the Sun and all the objects that orbit it
the moon between full and new moon
the density or weight of the air
15
What is .... any natural body that revolves around a planet!
planet
stars
sun
moon
16
What is
air pressure
?
the density or weight of the air
the measure of how light or heavy something is for its size
a substance, such as air, that will spread to fill any space
a device that gives a clearer view of something far away
17
An imaginary line around the Earth dividing earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere
atmosphere
rotation
equator
revolution
18
Moon phase
means .....
the appearance of the illuminated portion of the moon
the measure of how light or heavy something is for its size
the density or weight of the air
everything that exists, including the earth, planets,& stars
19
What does
density
mean?
the measure of how light or dark something is for its size
the density or weight of the air
the measure of how light or heavy something is for its size
a substance, such as air, that will spread to fill any space
20
A phase is .....
to slope or slant
an apparent change in the Moon's shape
a very large group of stars
movement in a circle around a central point or object
21
What is ... a star around which Earth and other planets revolve?
rotate
sun
stars
moon
22
What does
rotation
mean...?
the act or process of turning on an axis
the Sun and all the objects that orbit it
an apparent change in the Moon's shape
a very large group of stars
23
What means
to use one or more of the senses to identify or learn about an object or event
?
absorb
rotate
observe
reflect
24
What is ...
the moon between full and new moon, when the sunlit portion is decreasing in size
?
waxing
waning
25
The
Solar System
is....
a very large group of stars
the appearance of the illuminated portion of the moon
gases that surround a body in space (i.e., Earth)
the Sun and all the objects that orbit it
26
What is the definition of
rotate
?
movement in a circle around a central point or object
to turn or cause to turn on an axis
the act or process of turning on an axis
an imaginary line through the center of a spinning object
27
What is ..
the shape of the moon as it appears in the first or last quarter, with curved edges
?
full
waxing
crescent
waning
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What is
the tool used to give a clearer view of something far, far away
called?
telescope
microscope
magnifying glass
binoculars
